# CBP Seeks Ashburn DSAI Developers

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Information and Technology forecasts a competitive, small-business-set-aside firm-fixed-price BPA recompete for Digital Solutions and Application Innovation (DSAI), valued at $20 million to $50 million. The agency expects to release the solicitation on November 16, 2026, with an award forecast for December 30, 2026, and performance through March 14, 2029; work is identified in Ashburn, Virginia. The BPA would support agency-wide application development and may include biometrics, AI and machine learning, analytics, mobile and web applications, and continuous integration and delivery, but specific systems and biometric deployments have not been defined.

- Eligible small businesses can use the time before the **November 16, 2026** forecast solicitation to prepare relevant application-development experience and capabilities for the competition.
- The forecasted scope spans agile development, AI/ML, biometrics, analytics, mobile and web applications, and CI/CD; firms should use the solicitation and statement of work to confirm which capabilities and deployments CBP actually requires.
- The November 10, 2026 Homeland Security Summit is identified as a potential industry-engagement opportunity ahead of the solicitation.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology, Public Safety
**Topics:** Artificial Intelligence, Contracting Vehicles, Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** October 26, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

### Vendors
- Ellumen (incumbent)

### Sources
- [CBP plans to compete an application development contract worth $20M to $50M that could integrate biometrics, AI and other technologies into agency apps. A solicitation is expected November 16.

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